Biology is the science of life. It is concerned with structure, function, evolution and distribution of all living organisms. The Department of Biology is sufficiently large and its faculty members sufficiently varied in research interests to offer undergraduate instruction in all the major areas of biology, with particular strength in cell and molecular biology, physiology and ecology and evolution.  Specialized programs in biology require completion of a prescribed core of courses which expose the student to general areas of biology, but also give the student wide flexibility in selecting courses.